Allen M. Gown

M.D.
Tumor markers and immunohistochemistry,
Seattle, WA, United States
and The University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Bio:
Dr. Gown has recently retired from a distinguished 40-year pathology career as a pathologist-scientist recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in the diagnostic and research applications of immunohistochemistry. He received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY in 1975, and then completed his Pathology Residency as well as Pathology Fellowship training at the University of Washington, Seattle, the latter under the aegis of Dr. Earl Benditt. Dr. Gown rose through the ranks to full Professor of Pathology, building an NIH-funded research laboratory, while also serving as an attending pathologist at the University of Washington Medical Center. In the latter context, he developed a diagnostic immunohistochemistry laboratory that also served as a resource for area pathologists. In 1997, he left the University of Washington to found PhenoPath Laboratories, which over 20 years grew to become an internationally renowned diagnostic reference laboratory. Over his career, he has developed numerous clinically important monoclonal antibodies (e.g., HMB-45, 34βE12), and has contributed extensively to the expanding horizons of immunohistochemistry with over 300 peer-reviewed publications. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of several major pathology journals and is involved in several teaching endeavors, including a role as Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Dr. Gown has been married to his wife Carol for over 50 years, having raised 2 sons and now with 3 grandsons. He is also an ardent bicyclist and a student of classical guitar.

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